Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-01-15
FOREIGN.


GEORGE CRoMproN. the great loom
maker OF Worces er, Mass, died there We'd
nesday OF Bright disease.
OUTRAGING OF European women by ma.
tive has grown SO in Natal. South Africa,
that the public favor lynch law.
II is sad that il Lord Colin fails to get a
new trial for divorce, he will take his case
to the House OF Lords for settlement.
The bursting OF his gun while hunting
Wednesday killed the 13-year-old son OF
George Joyner, a farmer OF Union City,
Tenn.
TUESDAY was Gladstone's 18th birthday,
and as usual the grand old man was del
uged with congratulations from all over
~ world.
TnE SINNERS company offers to sell its
Irish estates toits tenants.
The Journal de st. Petersburg scouts the
idea of Prince Alexander returning to Bull
garia as ruler.
FIFTY-sIx rioters were sentenced at
Dublin to terms OF imprisonment ranging
from twelve to eighteen months.
ALExANDREsco, who attempted to assasi-
fenced to twenty years penal servitude.
EMPEROR WILLIAM wrote q feeling letter
expressing his feeling toward the army on
the occasion OF the eightieth anniversary OF
his entrance into the military service.
The Portugal Cortes at Lisbon, was
opened Sunday. In the speech from the
throne the King returned thanks for the
reception accorded him by European
courts on his recent journey abroad.
Portugal's foreign relations were declared
to be satisfactory. and announcement was
made OF intended reforms in the customs
tariff, in order to establish the equilibrium
OF revenues and expenditures.
GEN. GoULIFF has been appointed to
succeed Gen. Kaulbars as military attache
to the Russian Embassy at Vienna.
IT is reported that $4,000 Jews have
been expelled from the Government OF Kieff,
Russia.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, writing to wish success
to the new Scotch newspaper, says it is
difficult to withhold a degree ofprovisional
sympathy from the Government. The res
ignation OF Lord Randolph Churchill, he
continues, is variously attributed to vari-
GUS questions which are OF deep interest to
true Liberals. The early and serious dislo-
cation OF the Ministry from within will tend
| to promote nisgivings as to the solidity
OF it's policy with regard to which it's unity
| and determination have been so loudly
proclaimed. He concludes as follows:
KNOWING the firmness OF our position, we
| can watch the issue TRANQUILITY, and, as far
as our leading principles will permit, study
every opportunity to restore Liberal
| unity"
TIE Marquis OF Londonderry offers to
| sell his Irish estates to his tenants.
The Bermese ruby merchants maintain
| friendly attitude toward the British.
SEVERAL valuable pictures in the Odecal
| chi palace at Rome were damaged by fire.
GoscHEN, the London Post Gays, has
agreed to succeed Lord Randolph Churchill.
| The Portuguese cortes was opened Mon
| day by the king who delivered speech
| from the throne.
IT is now stated that 800 lives were lost
| by the Madras fire, a number OF the vic.
Tins being Europeans.
GREAT Importance is attached to En-
| peror Williams expressions OF confidence
| that this will be a tranquil and prosperous
year.
IRISH landlords are endeavoring to bring
| their tenants into the bankruptcy court in
| order to make then disclose the names OF
| trustees to whom they paid rents.
The st. Lawrence is frozen over three
| feet deep which enables cashiers to slide in
! to Canada a few cents better off.
Rev. WALDO MEssARos, charged with
| felonious assault on Mrs. Mary Coulston
| at Philadelphia, has been acquitted.
The Boston Herald has made a PROPOSE
| ton to it's employees to share with them a
| portion OF its net profits for the current
| year.
II is learned that there is a defect in the
| governments title to the ground upon
/ which is built the National Idnisn school
at Lawrence, Kas.
LII. MAoNus OF Dallas is matched with
| Charles Gresham OF Fort Worth in q same
| OF three.cushion carroms for 500 at Dal-
las.
| NEAR Silver Lake, Kss., two negroes en-
| tered the house ola farmer named Eckman.
| cut him up badly and robbed him OF 81
800, and now lynching is threatened.
| Ir is officially announced that Goschen
has accepted the Office OF chancellor of the
exchequer.
| GERMAN and Belgian iron-master5 have
agreed to refrain from selling rails in each
others country.
CHAMBERLAIN, Gladstone, Morley and
Harcourt are to have private Conference
on the Irish question.
THE Paris correspondent Of the London
Times reiterates his statement regarding a
Russo German alliance.
The exclusive right to sell salt on the
Isthmus of Panama viii be granted to who
4 ever win pay the highest price TOR 1t.